Shayne Graham

Michael Shayne Graham (born December 9, 1977) is an American football coach and former placekicker.

Graham played 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

He played college football at Virginia Tech.

He holds many of the school's kicking records including most field goals in career (28, from 1992 to 1995), most field goals in a season (15, 1995), and longest field goal, a 54-yarder against Anacostia in 1995.

Graham played college football at Virginia Tech and was named to the first-team All-Big East Conference in all four seasons.

Graham attended Pulaski County High School in Dublin, Virginia, graduating in 1996.

In 1999, as a senior, Graham earned Big East Special Teams Player of the Year honors after leading the conference and breaking the school's single-season scoring record with 107 points on 56-of-57 extra points and 17-of-22 field goals.

He was 68-of-93 (73.1%) in field goals for his Virginia Tech career and set a Virginia Tech and Big East record with 97 consecutive successful extra points.

He left Virginia Tech as the all-time scoring leader in school history and Big East history with 371 points.

His contributions at Tech led to his induction in the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame.

He made his professional debut in May 2000 with the Richmond Speed of the Arena Football League's now-defunct developmental league, AF2.

His first NFL contract was with the New Orleans Saints where he signed as an undrafted free agent in 2000.

A journeyman most of his career, he played for 14 different NFL franchises over 9 seasons, excluding the 7 seasons he spent with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Following a tryout with the Cleveland Browns, it was announced in May 2000, that Graham would play in two games for the Richmond Speed of the AF2, and that he would use the time to practice for a future NFL tryout with the Tennessee Titans.

As it turned out Graham played in only one game for the Speed, a 60 - 21 loss against the Arkansas Twisters on May 26, 2000.

During the game, he missed two field goals, from 36 and 44-yards, and two of three extra points.

After the game, Graham told the Roanoke Times: "It was a big adjustment. In the arena game, the holder puts the ball down, then the kicker starts forward. I've always been accustomed to starting with the snap. My rhythm was all messed up."

Graham left the team and was replaced by special teams coach Dave DeArmas, who unretired and played in the following week's game against the Jacksonville Tomcats.

After going undrafted in the 2000 NFL Draft, Graham signed with the New Orleans Saints on June 30, 2000.

Graham was 1-for-1 on extra points and did not attempt a field goal during the preseason.

He was waived on August 22, 2000.

Graham was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on April 27, 2001.

He was 6-for-6 on extra points in the preseason but had his only field goal attempt blocked.

He was waived on September 2, 2001.

On October 30, 2001, Graham was invited back for a tryout after kicker Rian Lindell missed two field goals in a 24–20 loss to the Miami Dolphins.

Graham did not get a contract and Lindell was retained as the Seahawks' kicker for the remainder of the 2001 season.

The Buffalo Bills signed Graham on November 27, 2001, to replace rookie kicker Jake Arians; Arians had missed several key field goals and a crucial extra point over the course of the season.

Graham played in the Bills' final six games, going 6-for-8 on field goals.

He was released on April 23, 2002, and replaced by Mike Hollis.

Graham was re-signed by the Seahawks on May 13, 2002.

He began training camp with Seattle before being waived on August 13, 2002.

Graham signed with the Carolina Panthers on September 28, 2002, after an injury to veteran John Kasay.

Originally, Jon Hilbert replaced Kasay; however, after missing two field goals during the Week 3 game versus the Minnesota Vikings, Hilbert was replaced by Graham.

The following week, in a game against the Green Bay Packers and after being on the team for only two days, Graham missed a 24-yard field goal inches to the right with 13 seconds remaining that would have tied the score.

The Panthers ended up losing the game 17–14.

In total he played in 11 of the Panthers' final 13 games, leading the team in scoring with 60 points.

He was 13-of-18 on field goals and averaged 66 yards on his five kickoffs.

With the Bengals, he made the Pro Bowl in 2005.

In the latter part of his career, he was signed as an injury replacement or to provide competition during training camps for a number of teams.

In 2018, Graham was hired as a special teams intern at Michigan State University.